Below you will find highlights of just some of the AIMS publications, commentaries, events and activities related to this topic. Be sure to click through in each section to see the full scope of the Institute's work. Hot TopicsLessons from Abroad
Dated: 13/3/09
AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley was invited to speak at the Galen Institute's "Lessons from Abroad" conference on healthcare. The Institute highlighted the conference in its latest newsletter.
Canadian Health Care: Coming soon to a republic near you
Dated: 12/3/09
Based on a presentation to the international health reform conference in Washington hosted by the Galen Institute and the International Policy Network.
Use as Needed
.jpg) This paper examines the practice of "Reference Pricing". Basically it’s a method used to control spending on prescription drugs by public and private insurance systems. Under this approach, drugs which are judged to be interchangeable are classified in therapeutic classes, and a reimbursement ceiling is set up for the whole class.
Americans pay big tort tax on drugs
Dated: 6/1/09
In this op-ed that appeared in the Providence Journal, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley explains why drug re-importation from Canada will not solve the problem of rising prescription drug costs in the United States. He reminds Americans how the US legal system imposes a huge tax on health care that Canadians do not have to pay.
Another Voice / Drug reimportation: Without tort reform, effort won’t lower costs much
Dated: 23/12/08
In this op-ed that appeared in the Buffalo News, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley explains why drug re-importation from Canada will not solve the problem of rising prescription drug costs in the United States.
Nursing home needed a lot of patients when they want to recover their illness
Dated: 23/8/08
The New Brunswick government is looking at its ageing population and talking about the need to plan now for more nursing home beds. In this story, AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill points out that it is better for the private sector to supply the extra beds, then burden the province's taxpayers.
Be careful what you wish for:
Dated: 16/4/08
Canadian and US Think Tanks Release Joint Evaluation on Universal Health Care in Maryland
Books & Papersmore » Single-Payer Health Care for Maryland
 The Maryland Public Policy Institute turned to AIMS first, when it sought expert analysis of a proposal for state-wide universal health care in its state. The resulting collaboration is this paper, jointly published by both public policy think tanks.
The potential of private sector health care in Canada
.jpg) The latest background paper from the Canadian Health Care Consensus Group suggests fixing our health care system woes requires more flexibility and an examination of more options.
Drug Re-Importation in North America and Europe
 The United States cannot solve its "Medicare donut hole" through Canada’s back door. That’s the conclusion of this health care paper by Brian Ferguson, AIMS Fellow in Health Care Economics and a professor of Economics at the University of Guelph. The paper points out that as Americans head into an election year, drug re-importation will likely become an issue, particularly with several states actively promoting the re-importation of prescription drugs from Canada as a method to control Medicare costs.
Commentarymore » Building a National Health System: Learning from other countries’ mistakes
Dated: 20/1/09
Based on the Annual Economic Lecture of the Cyprus Economic Society and the Bank of Cyprus, presented by AIMS Fellow in Health Care Economics Brian Ferguson.
Physician (Dis)empowerment: The View from Canada
Dated: 16/10/08
A Commentary based on remarks for a conference organized by the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest (CMPI), Washington, D.C.
A Pill Too Hard to Swallow: The US can't solve its prescription drug woes at the cost of Europe or Canada
Dated: 28/3/08
AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley highlights the problems of drug re-importation schemes ... and Europe's hypocrisy in condemning American plans to do so.
Health Care: It's time for in-depth reform
Dated: 16/5/07
Claude Castonguay, considered a father of Quebec health care, says there is an urgent need to modernize the Canada Health Act and proposes seven steps to reform.
We Can't Go On Like This.
Dated: 3/6/05
In this talk to the Annual Meeting of the Canada-Sweden Business Association in Stockholm, Sweden, AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley provides a picture of the health care demands of the future. He suggests that as the Baby Boom generation ages, it will demand changes in the provision of health care services.
Event Proceedingsmore » When Tea and Sympathy are not enough:
Dated: 17/5/06
The catastrophic gap in prescription drug coverage in Atlantic Canada
"Patient Power and Provider Competition: Is the Swedish Health Care Approach Right for Canada?"
Dated: 25/9/01
Author and research director on the reform of social services in Sweden Johan Hjertqvist describes the steps Sweden has taken, to modernize the ways in which health care is delivered.
In the Mediamore » Healthcare reforms warnings from France and Canada
Dated: 20/7/09
Health care reform has become a major policy issue in the United States as US President Barack Obama promotes significant reform. This article, co-authored by AIMS Founding President Brian Lee Crowley, appeared on the Reuters wire service. It explains that the experience in Canada and France shows that government health insurance and government financing lead to a crackdown on health care providers and bureaucratization of the entire health care system.
Cost and Consequences of Government Health-Care Decision Making
Dated: 7/4/09
AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley was invited to speak at the "Lessons from Abroad" conference, hosted by the Galen Institute. Crowley spoke on the debate of publicly funded health-care and the Canadian experience.
What's Wrong with Canada's Healthcare System?
Dated: 24/3/09
AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley was one of the international experts gathered to discuss publicly funded health care at the Lessons from Abroad" conference hosted by the Galen Institute and International Policy Network in Washington. His presentation prompted this blog entry in MedPage Today.
Evidence-Based Legislation? Lessons From Abroad
Dated: 13/3/09
A presentation to an international health reform conference by AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley attracted the attention of this medical blog. Crowley provides insight of the Canadian health care system and the lessons the US should draw from the Canadian experience.
Cost and Consequences of Government Health-Care Decision Making
Dated: 11/3/09
As the United States again debates the merits of publicly funded health care, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley cautions not to repeat the mistakes of the Canadian health care system. His reamarks to an international conference on health reform in Washington, D.C. are highlighted in this blog posting.
Experts' Corner: Parallel Imports Are Not a Cure For America’s Prescription Drug Access Problem
Dated: 2/4/08
The Stockholm Network turned to AIMS Sernior Fellow Brian Ferguson for expert commentary on the presecription drug re-importation issue facing the United States.
Linksmore » Government Links
Health Care Links
Canadian Health Care Consensus Group
Media Releasesmore » Be flexible, explore the options:
Dated: 12/10/07
The potential of private sector health care in Canada
Should prescriptions travel borders?
Dated: 20/9/07
A renewed look at drug re-importation
Bad numbers don't add up to good policy
Dated: 9/1/07
The public-private debate is undermined by a misuse of health care data.
Newslettersmore » The Beacon - 29 April 2009
Dated: 29/4/09
From municipal performance to fiscal policy to health care, this Beacon highlights AIMS most recent work regionally, nationally and internationally.
The Beacon - 31 March 2009
Dated: 31/3/09
From taxes to health care to the recession to the Great Depression, there's a little history, a little reflection and a little wishful thinking in this edition of The Beacon.
The Beacon - 22 May 2008
Dated: 22/5/08
In this edition of The Beacon, AIMS releases the first step in its new Municipal Report Card project.
The Beacon, 13 September 2007
Dated: 13/9/07
This edition of The Beacon focuses on two of the most important policy issue in Canada: education and health care. You will also find information on an upcoming AIMS event and an opinion piece requested from AIMS by the Globe & Mail.
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